J 50 DR PARNELL'S LIST OF 



Cottus biibalis, Yarr. — Long-spined Biill-head. As common as the last ; in- 

 habiting the same situations. 



Aspidophorus cataphractus, Yarr. — Shell-backed Bull-head. Common. 



Gasterosteus trachm-us, iarr.— Full-armed Stickleback. Not common. 

 Found in saltwater pools at GiiiUon. 



Gasterosteus semiarmatus, Yarr. — Half-armed Stickleback. Occasionally 

 found in saltwater marshes. Not common. 



Gasterosteus leiurus, Yari: — Quarter-armed Stickleback. Common in fresh 

 and salt water ditches. 



Gasterosteus spin\ilosus, Yarr. — Fom--spined Stickleback. First made known 

 hj Mr Stark, who found a number of specimens in the Hope Park Meadow 

 ditches. Specimens have also been found in Duddingston Loch, at Queensferry, 

 and at Berwick-upon-Tweed. In the latter locaUty I have found a variety of this 

 fish with the third spine one-half as short as the fourth. Not common. 



Gasterosteus pungitius, Yarr. — Ten-spined Stickleback. Not common. 



Gasterosteus spinachia, Yarr. — Fifteen-spined Stickleback. Not common. 

 Found in deep pools among fuci. 



Scigena aquila, Yarr. — Maigi-e. Rare. 



Pagellus erythrinus, Yarr. — Spanish Bream. Rare. 



PageUus acarne, Parnell, Trans. Roy. Soc. of Ed. 1837. — Axillary Bream. Rare. 



Pagellus centrodontus, Yarr. — Sea Bream. Occasionally taken in the sal- 

 mou-nets. Not common. 



Brama Rail, Yarr. — Ray's Bream. Rare. 



Scomber scomber, Yarr. — Mackarel. Common. 



Thynnus pelamys, Yarr. — Bonito. Rare. On the authority of Mr Charles 

 Stewart. Elein. Nat. Hist. vol. i. p. 363. 



Xiphias gladius, Yarr. — Sword-fish. Rare. 



Caranx trachurus, Yarr. — Horse mackarel. Not common. 



Zeus faber, Yarr. — John Dory. Rare. 



Lampris luna, Yarr. — Opah. Rai-e. A specimen was obtained from the 

 Frith of Forth, in 1 835, the head of which is in my collection. 



MugU cephalus, on the authority of Dr Neill. Wern. Trans, i. 544. Mugil 

 capito of CuviER. 



Mugil chelo, Yarr. — Thick-lipped Gray Mullet. Frequently taken in the 

 sahnon-nets at Musselbm-gh and QueensfeiTy. 



Atherina presbyter, Yari'. — Atherine. Rare. Sometimes taken in the cruives 

 at Kincai-dine. 



Blennius pholis, Yarr. — Smooth Blenny, or Stone-fish. In pools, under 

 stones. Common. 



Mm-aiuoides guttata, Yarr. — Spotted Gunnel, or Stone-checker. Common in 

 pools left by the receding of the tide, under sea- weed. 



Zoarces vivipai-us, Yarr. — Viviparous Blenny, or Green-bone. Common. 



